I'm glad you're optimistic about your team's chances. The fact of the matter is that the Texans suck. Sanchez is going to see blitz packages and formations that he has never, EVER seen before... even in his wildest dreams. I know the Jets' O-Line is good, but he's going to have to make very quick decisions next week. Decisions which will have to come to him a lot quicker than they did in the Texans game. Between the blitz packages he will see and the different looks Belichick is going to give him, if those decisions don't come quick enough he then he will either be crushed by the pass rush time and time again, or he will make costly mistakes and turnovers.
I will give your defense credit though. They brought it today and seem to have taken on the personality of their mentor. Next week will be a true test for them against Brady, Moss, and the like. You'll have a good idea what you're going to see out of them for the rest of the year after next week's game.
I had reserved optimism until today and now im cauciously optimistic. I know we won against the texans who i have been raving about as being all hype. espn touts the fact that they won 5 of their last 6, but they fail to mention that only one of those wins was against a team that went to the playoffs. beating up on the lions, browns, bengals, jags, does not scream elite or contender to me.
And I agree beating the texans doesnt say much, i would not have been surprised if we blew them out scoring over 30, which we could have, but we took a knee inside their 20. But the manner in which we won got me excited. its hard enough to have a defensive shutout regardless of the difficulty of the opponent, we didnt let them cross into jets territory until halfway through the second quarter. and they looked like 3rd stringers in a preseason game.
My goal is obivously to win the division but realistically ill be ecstatic with a wildcard playoff birth. I dont expect to win this game, but hope to, cuz I really dont think the jets will in in foxboro, so better split the series at home if we can. I think we can possibly get a wildcard birth, since teams like miami have a stacked schedule through their bye, our first 4 games are tough but after that we have a bit of a vacation if you will facing buffalo and oakland.
Before today I thought the pats would win handily in week 2, but now i think it will at the very least be a fun game to watch, competitive on both sides, medium scoring. if the jets win, i dont see it being more than a field goal or td, but i can definately see the pats winning 28-17, 31-21, 27-10, something along those lines. I hope sanchez keeps his cool with the looks BB gives him, but hopefully the running game can get off to a better start than it did today, eventhough it ended on a high note with TJ breaking 100.
